Tromsø TonightNorthern lights & places to go
Tromsø, Norway · 69° north

Some nights
stay with you.

The cold on your cheeks. The mountains in the dark. That first flicker across the sky.

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Illustration of two friends watching northern lights over a snowy fjord
A NIGHT OUT AT 69° NORTH
Three places to begin

Find your kind of night.

All three spot guides
Regional atlas3 places to begin
18.5°E18.75°E19°E69.6°N69.7°N1. Telegrafbukta2. Prestvannet3. ErsfjordbotnErsfjordbotnPrestvannetTelegrafbuktaTromsøN
Preview locations · simplified coast · Select a marker to read its spot guide. This is a regional overview, not a route map. Coastline: GSHHG · source and license. Locations include © Kartverket and © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Your checklist before heading out
FOR THE CURIOUS

Get to know
the northern night.

When to come, how to read the sky, and what to know before making your own adventure.

  1. 01How to see the northern lights in Tromsø without a tour
  2. 02Best time to see the aurora in Tromsø: months, hours, moon and darkness
  3. 03What the Kp index actually means at 69° north: why Kp 2 can be enough
  4. 04Reading cloud forecasts for aurora hunting around Tromsø
  5. 05Which spot tonight: how we score spots, and how to choose
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